Hanger



July 47, 1936. y C. HEME 2,047,068

HANGER Filed Aug. 13, 1935 gmc/wwf,

Charlewfme Patented July 7, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEV HANGER i Charles' Heine, Lexington, Nebr.

Application August 13, 1935, Serial No. 36,036

Claims.

This invention relates to a hanger designed primarily for suspending washed articles, to be dried from a clothes line, but it is to be understood that a hanger, in accordance with this in- '51' vention may be employed in any connection wherein it is found applicable, and the invention has for its object to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a hanger 'for the purpose ree ferred to acting as a suspension means for an article or a plurality of articles, detachably connected therewith and sol formed as to enable it to be expeditiously connected to and removed from aclothes line.-

A further object of the invention is to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a hanger for the purpose referred to of yoke-shape contour having inherent parts of the arms thereof formed to constitute means for coupling the hanger to the clothes line.

0 Further objects of the invention are to provide, inV a manner as hereinafter set forth, a hanger for the purpose referred to which is simple in its construction, strong, durable, compact, thoroughly eiiicient in its use, and inexpensive to manu- 5 facture.

To the above ends essentially and to others which may hereinafter appear, the invention consists of such parts and such combination of parts which fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

In the drawing:-

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the hanger suspended on a clothes line and further showing a plurality of articles removably attached to the hanger,

Figure 2 is an end view of the hanger when suspended from the clothes line, and

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 of a modified form.

With reference to Figures l and 2 of the drawing the hanger, generally indicated at 4 is of yoke-shape contour and includes a pair of oppositely disposed' endwise aligning base sections 5, t merging at their inner ends into an upstanding split loop I constituting a handle disposed at the center of the bottom of the hanger. The outer ends of the base sections 5, 6 merge into the lower ends of a pair of upstanding parallel side arms 8, 9 respectively which are of like form and length and each is of less length than that of a base section.

The upper ends of the arm 8, 9 merge into the outer ends of a pair of coiled coupling portions I0, II respectively which are disposed at right angles with respect to the fronts of said arms. The coupling portions I0, II are resilient and each is formed of an upper arcuate stretch I2, an outer segmental stretch I3 and an inner stretch I4 of oval curvature, less height than and directed to the stretch I3. The outer end of stretch I2 merges into the upper end of stretch It and the lower end of thel latter merges into the lower end of stretch I4. Each coupling portion constitutes what may be termed a hook having a curved resilient shank part formedfby the stretches I2, I3 and a bill provided by the stretch I4. The intermediate portion vof the latter is arranged in proximity' to fthe front of an arm 8 or 9 and coacts with an arm to form a narrow passage I5. The top of stretch I4 aligns with and is spaced from stretch I2. The upper end of stretch I4 aligns with and is spaced from stretch I3.

The passages I5 are of less width than and provide for the entrance of the clothes line 24 into the coupling portions Il), II. As the coupling portions are resilient, the stretches I4 are forced in a direction away from the arms 8, 9 by the line, to permit of the latter entering the coupling portions to connect the hanger to the line. The hanger, when connected to the line is suspended by the stretches I2 of the coupling portions.

Before connecting the hanger to the line, one

' or more articles 25 of wash, as shown are detachably connected to the base sections 5, B by the clothes pins I6.

If an article to be suspended is of greater length than a hanger, then two or more hangers are employed and the article is detachably connected to the base sections of the two or more hangers by the clothes pins.

The modified form shown in Figure 3 will be the same as the construction illustrated in Figures 1 and 2, with the exception that the coupling portions thereof are of a different form than the coupling portions I0, II. With reference to Figure 3 the hanger is indicated generally at I1, its arms (only one shown) at I8 and its coiled coupling portions (only one shown) at I9. The coupling portion I9 is disposed at right angles in relation to the front of arm i8 and it spaced relation the front of arm I 8. The intermediate portion of stretch 22 in connection with the arm I8 provides a passage 23 for the line 24 to enter a coupling portion I9. The passage 23 is a width to permit of the line I freely passing therethrough.

What I claim is:

1. A hanger for the purpose set forth, comprising a yoke-shaped body including a pair of endwise opposed base sections connected together at their inner ends by a vertically disposed split loop constituting a, handle and a pair of vertical arms merging at their lower ends into the outer ends of the base sections and terminating at their upper ends in coupling portions of coiled form for suspending the hanger from a support.

2. A hanger for the purpose set forth, comprising a yoke-shaped bodyincluding a pair of endwise opposed base sections connected together at their inner ends by a vertically disposed split loop constituting a handle and a pair of vertical arms merging at their lower ends into the outer ends of the base sections and terminating at their upper ends in coupling portions of coiled form, for suspending the hanger from a support and disposed at right angles in relation to the front of said arms.

3. A hanger for the purpose set forth, comprising a yoke-shaped body including a pair of endwise opposed base sections connected together at their inner ends by a vertically disposed split loop constituting a handle and a pair of vertical arms merging at their lower ends into the outer ends of the base sections and terminating at their upper ends in coupling portions of coiled form for suspending the hanger from a support and disposed at right angles in relation to the front of said arms, and each base section being of greater length than said arms.

4. A hanger for the purpose set forth, comprising a yoke-shaped body including a pair of endwise opposed base sections connected together at their inner ends by a vertically disposed split loop constituting a handle and a. pair of vertical arms merging at their lower ends into the outer ends of the base sections and terminating at their upper ends in coupling portions of coiled form, said coupling portions coacting with the arms to provide passages for the entrance of a clothes line into said coupling portions to connect the hanger to the line.

5. A hanger for the purpose set forth, comprising a yoke-shaped body including a pair of endwise opposed base sections connected together at their inner ends by a vertically disposed split loop constituting a handle and a pair of vertical arms merging at their lower ends into the outer ends of the base sections and terminating at their upper ends in coupling portions of coiled form, said coupling portions coacting with the arms to provide passages for the entrance of a clothes line into said coupling portions to connect the hanger to the line, said coupling portions being resilient, and said passages being of less width than the diameter of the line.

CHARLES HEINE. 

